
Science Fiction from Quebec
A Postcolonial Study
Amy J. Ransom(Author)
McFarland & Co Inc (Publisher)
Published on 20. May 2009
Book
Paperback/Softback
275 pages
978-0-7864-3824-2 (ISBN)
Description
This first book-length study of French-language science fiction from Canada provides an introduction to the subgenre known as "SFQ" (science fiction from Quebec). In addition, it offers in-depth analyses of SFQ sagas by Jacques Brossard, Esther Rochon, and Elisabeth Vonarburg. It demonstrates how these multivolume narratives of colonization and postcolonial societies exploit themes typical of postcolonial literatures, including the denunciation of oppressive colonial systems, the utopian hope for a better future, and the celebration of tolerant pluralistic societies. A bibliography of SFQ available in English translation is included.
Reviews / Votes
"the first book-length study on the topic...exciting study"-Science Fiction Studies.More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Jefferson, NC
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Interest Age: From 18 years
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
appendix, notes, bibliography, index
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 16 mm
Weight
452 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7864-3824-2 (9780786438242)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Amy J. Ransom is a professor of French at Central Michigan University. She earned the Science Fiction Research Association's Pioneer Award in 2007 for her work on French-language Canadian science fiction.
Content
Table of Contents
Preface and Acknowledgments
INTRODUCTION. Articulations: Quebec, Science Fiction, and the Postcolonial
ONE. SFQ: History and Themes
TWO. Alien Nations: Dominance and Oppression in the SFQ Saga
THREE. Utopia and New World Myth in Quebec's Science-Fiction Sagas
FOUR. Logiques metisses: Hybridity and Transculturalism
CONCLUSION
Appendix: A Selected Bibliography of French-Canadian Science Fiction and Fantasy in English 213
Chapter Notes
Works Cited-Primary Sources
Works Cited-Secondary Sources
Index
Preface and Acknowledgments
INTRODUCTION. Articulations: Quebec, Science Fiction, and the Postcolonial
ONE. SFQ: History and Themes
TWO. Alien Nations: Dominance and Oppression in the SFQ Saga
THREE. Utopia and New World Myth in Quebec's Science-Fiction Sagas
FOUR. Logiques metisses: Hybridity and Transculturalism
CONCLUSION
Appendix: A Selected Bibliography of French-Canadian Science Fiction and Fantasy in English 213
Chapter Notes
Works Cited-Primary Sources
Works Cited-Secondary Sources
Index